Crude steel output of Metinvest rised 3.9%

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:05:00 GMT
Ukraine's largest steelmaker and miner Metinvest improved crude steel output 3.9% last year, to 14.4 million tonnes, following hot end upgrades at Ilyich Steel and Yenakiieve Steel. Crude output di...
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Titannium Dioxide: Price hike of ~85% locked in for 1H12

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:07:00 GMT

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Italian ferroalloy markets still failed to pick up

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:24:00 GMT
According to the Italian association of traders of iron, steel, non ferrous metals, ferrous scrap, hardware and similar goods (Assofermet), the Italian pig iron and ferroalloy markets have reopened...
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Turkey's ferroalloy imports fall by 24.5% MoM in November 2011

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:22:00 GMT
According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute, Turkey's ferroalloy imports fell by 24.5% MoM in November 2011 and were up by 225.5% YoY, totaling 28,672 tonnes. The value of t...
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Iluka brakes on zircon, leaves titanium to hum along

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:43:00 GMT
SANDS producer Iluka has warned that a combination of economic factors has put a lid on China's love affair with ceramic tiles, knocking demand in the fourth (December) quarter for zircon in a coun...
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Ukraine's ZFP ferroalloy output down 36.1% YOY in Nov

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:49:00 GMT
Ukraine's No.2 ferroalloy producer, Zaporizhia Ferroalloy Plant (ZFP), produced 17,200 mt of ferroalloy in November, down 36.1% year-on-year from 26,900 mt in November 2010, UkrFa, an association o...
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Zambia will post revised mining laws

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:24:00 GMT
THE government and stakeholders have embarked on an exercise to repeal the Mines and Minerals Development Act of 2008 to help revamp the mining sector and create more jobs for Zambians. Mines and N...
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Japanese titanium dioxide exports in Nov 2011

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:55:00 GMT
Country Unit Nov Jan-Nov Qty Value Qty Value TOTAL KG 3909841 1147145 61774677 16215920 103 R KOREA KG 330340 99047 6126740 1732472 105 CHINA KG 804075 236807 16718714 3866759 106 TAIWAN KG 668880...
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Japanese titanium dioxide imports in Nov 2011

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:49:00 GMT
Country Unit Nov Jan-Nov Qty Value Qty Value TOTAL KG 4910823 1410873 55162325 13748758 103 R KOREA KG 4000 1023 10280 2839 105 CHINA KG 621000 146019 3273274 1631348 106 TAIWAN KG 1665029 491271 ...
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Queensland: Mayor fight for mining ban

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:20:00 GMT
A Queensland mayor is calling for a moratorium into the mining industry in the Brisbane valley only weeks after the Scenic Rim called on the government to cancel mining permits in the region. Graem...
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